Benét Laboratories

Benét Laboratories
is the U.S. Army's design authority for large caliber cannon and cannon safe life
considerations. A research, development, and engineering facility, Benét
is responsible for the full life-cycle of mortars, tank guns, and artillery cannon
for howitzers; provides tank turret support for ABRAMS and Crew Cooling for ABRAMS,
Bradley and LAV combat vehicles; and provides support to the Army's industrial base
at the Watervliet Arsenal. Benét specializes in high performance materials
development, machining technologies, producibility, composites manufacturing, testing,
materials and coatings characterization, modeling and simulation, validation of
mechanical systems, complex single and multi-phase fluid systems, gun dynamics,
interior and exterior ballistics, and field support. Benét also utilizes
reverse engineering and rapid prototyping through laser scanning, stereolithography,
3-dimensional printing, and Laser Enhanced Net Shape (LENS) manufacturing to produce
legacy and current system parts. Click here for a complete list of Benét's capabilities.

A part of the Weapons & Software Engineering (WSEC), Armament Research, Development,
and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Benét is located at the historic Watervliet
Arsenal in upstate New York. The co-location of Arsenal manufacturing and Benét
Labs offers military and civilian business entities a one-stop shop for research,
design, prototype development, full manufacturing, and long-term customer service.

Benét is ISO 9001 certified.

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Vision

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Experience - Innovation - Expertise

Mission

Plan, program, budget, manage, and execute the technology base, life cycle engineering,
production support, field support and support of the industrial base for Large Caliber
Cannon (conventional and electromagnetic), Large Caliber Direct Fire Gun Mounts,
and Large Caliber Direct Fire Turret Components.